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The Russo-Ukrainian War’s Impact on the US Midterm Elections

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The Russo-Ukrainian War’s Impact on the US Midterm Elections
Voters wait to cast their midterm elections ballots at Burton Barr Library, a polling station in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 6, 2018. Nicole Neri/Reuters
Stu Cvrk
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The U.S. midterm elections will be held on Nov. 8. Seven-plus months to the election is a lifetime in politics, but it is not too early to speculate about the impact of the Russo-Ukrainian war on the election outcome.

Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
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